{"id":34588,"date":"2026-03-06T13:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=34588"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:37:38","slug":"chile-se-convierte-en-el-primer-pais-de-america-libre-de-lepra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=34588","title":{"rendered":"Chile se convierte en el primer pa\u00eds de Am\u00e9rica libre de lepra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-e7a9ff36-ee0c-4796-9d2e-1fd69773da3a\">Tambi\u00e9n se posiciona como el segundo a nivel mundial. El \u00faltimo caso aut\u00f3ctono fue registrado en 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\" id=\"block-c3ee2a7f-4bf9-43dd-a0f6-8acc1087bdbe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lepra.jpg\" alt=\"Se notifican alrededor de 200 mil casos nuevos de lepra al a\u00f1o en todo el mundo. Cr\u00e9ditos: P\u00e1gina 12.\" class=\"wp-image-34591\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Se notifican alrededor de 200 mil casos nuevos de lepra al a\u00f1o en todo el mundo. Cr\u00e9ditos: P\u00e1gina 12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-792ca364-1b8e-4135-8180-b4418ab97e95\">De manera reciente, la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud afirm\u00f3 que Chile se convirti\u00f3 en el primer pa\u00eds de Am\u00e9rica libre de lepra y el segundo a nivel mundial, por detr\u00e1s de Jordania. Esta enfermedad apareci\u00f3 en el pa\u00eds trasandino a finales del siglo XIX, puntualmente en Rapa Nui (conocida en espa\u00f1ol como Isla de Pascua). En lo que respecta al territorio continental, la lepra tuvo apariciones espor\u00e1dicas que fueron contenidas mediante medidas de aislamiento y tratamiento. Finalmente, en 1993 se registr\u00f3 el \u00faltimo caso aut\u00f3ctono.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La lepra es una <strong>enfermedad infecciosa cr\u00f3nica causada por la bacteria Mycobacterium leprae <\/strong>que afecta principalmente a la piel, los nervios perif\u00e9ricos, la mucosa de las v\u00edas respiratorias altas y los ojos. Es considerada una enfermedad tropical desatendida,<strong> est\u00e1 presente en m\u00e1s de 120 pa\u00edses y se notifican alrededor de 200 mil casos nuevos al a\u00f1o<\/strong>. Su transmisi\u00f3n se da a trav\u00e9s del contacto cercano y prolongado con una persona que no ha recibido tratamiento y ocurre principalmente por gotitas respiratorias que se liberan cuando una persona infectada tose o estornuda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta enfermedad <strong>es curable, pero si no se trata, puede causar discapacidad progresiva y permanente. <\/strong>As\u00ed, quienes contraen la infecci\u00f3n deben recibir un tratamiento con poliquimioterapia (PQT), que combina varios medicamentos.\u00a0En el caso de <strong>Chile<\/strong>, si bien el \u00faltimo caso local fue registrado hace tres d\u00e9cadas,<strong> el pa\u00eds nunca retir\u00f3 la enfermedad de su agenda de salud p\u00fablica<\/strong>. As\u00ed, los profesionales deb\u00edan notificar a las autoridades de manera obligatoria cada vez que hab\u00eda casos confirmados o sospechosos y <strong>el sistema estuvo siempre preparado ante una posible aparici\u00f3n<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De hecho<strong>, entre 2012 y 2023 el pa\u00eds detect\u00f3 47 casos importados, <\/strong>cuya gran mayor\u00eda ocurri\u00f3 en hombres y se concentr\u00f3 en la Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana de Santiago. Sin embargo, seg\u00fan detalla la Organizaci\u00f3n Panamericana de la Salud, <strong>estos casos no representan un riesgo para la salud p\u00fablica ya que son tratados y curados<\/strong>. A lo que s\u00ed se debe prestar atenci\u00f3n es a que no se inicie una cadena de transmisi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-792ca364-1b8e-4135-8180-b4418ab97e95\">Seg\u00fan se\u00f1al\u00f3 en un comunicado el doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general de la OMS, \u201cla eliminaci\u00f3n de la lepra en Chile env\u00eda un mensaje claro al mundo: con<strong> compromiso sostenido, servicios de salud inclusivos, estrategias integradas de salud p\u00fablica, detecci\u00f3n temprana y acceso universal a la atenci\u00f3n, podemos dejar atr\u00e1s enfermedades ancestrales\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-792ca364-1b8e-4135-8180-b4418ab97e95\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e31d8b4a alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-55d4c858\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">\u00daltimas noticias de la secci\u00f3n Salud:<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-carousel uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-24e22604     uagb-post__arrow-outside uagb-slick-carousel uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-carousel uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1\" data-total=\"44\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38979\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-fumadora.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"El humo ajeno no es inocuo: la exposici\u00f3n involuntaria al tabaco sigue siendo un problema de salud p\u00fablica a escala global. Cr\u00e9dito: Pexels.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38979\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">No fuman, pero el tabaco tambi\u00e9n los enferma: la nueva alerta mundial<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38852\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wikimedia-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Una tragedia en Palermo reabre una pregunta clave: c\u00f3mo el CO deja al cerebro y al coraz\u00f3n sin ox\u00edgeno sin que la v\u00edctima advierta el peligro. Cr\u00e9ditos: Wikimedia.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38852\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Mon\u00f3xido de carbono en Argentina: 781 intoxicaciones y 12 muertes en 2026<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38643\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nublado.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Seg\u00fan el SMN, la tendencia de los d\u00edas nublados podr\u00edan continuar hasta octubre. Cr\u00e9ditos: Radio del plata.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38643\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Menos luz, menos \u00e1nimo: \u00bfde qu\u00e9 manera los d\u00edas nublados pueden afectar el reloj biol\u00f3gico\u00a0de las personas?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38503\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/argentina.gob_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"La perfusi\u00f3n regional normot\u00e9rmica restablece de manera controlada sangre y ox\u00edgeno en determinados \u00f3rganos despu\u00e9s de certificarse el fallecimiento del donante. Cr\u00e9ditos: Argentina.gob.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38503\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Trasplante de \u00f3rganos en Argentina: c\u00f3mo funciona la nueva t\u00e9cnica que aprob\u00f3 el INCUCAI<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38461\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/istock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Una ca\u00edda a alta velocidad puede provocar traumatismos importantes, especialmente cuando los chicos circulan sin casco ni supervisi\u00f3n adecuada. Cr\u00e9dito: Istock.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38461\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Monopatines el\u00e9ctricos: el juguete que no es un juguete y ya preocupa a los m\u00e9dicos<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/?p=38390\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/agencia.unq.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wallmart.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Un nuevo estudio pone bajo la lupa al pl\u00e1stico de los envases. 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